Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic “kill me” signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part ...

An ant infestation in your yard could quickly lead to an ant problem inside your house or car, depending on where these pests decide to nest. Not all ants pose a threat to you or your home, though, ...

Borax is a common, affordable item that's used to clean or deodorize items and remove pesky pests. It can be mixed with a sugary substance to create a DIY formula to disrupt ants' digestive systems ...

The behavior prevents fungal pathogens from spreading through the colony Researchers call it "altruistic disease signaling" that protects the ant superorganism In a rare example of biological altruism ...

For most girls, there was an added layer of social pressure placed by the importance of one’s position in the social ...

Thus How Many Dudes. The game plays something like an auto-battler, in which you gather an ever-growing group of dudes who must fight teams of enemies of various bizarre natures. You begin the game ...

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This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The hell ant existed over 100 million years ago, ...

Ant International used to be focused on moving money faster. Now, it is also quietly rebuilding the plumbing of corporate treasury. Over the past two years the company has spun out of Ant Group, ...

In the minutes after U.S. forces attacked a suspected drug smuggling boat near Trinidad, Adm. Frank M. Bradley, the commander overseeing the operation, faced a choice. A laser-guided bomb had killed ...

Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hello, hello. REGINA BARBER AND EMILY KWONG: Hey, Ailsa ...

OpenAI’s latest valuation round pegged the company at roughly $500 billion, making it perhaps the most valuable startup in Silicon Valley and one of the most valuable privately held companies in the ...